Growlink vs SKALA Mobile by METER
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Growlink
Manage your agricultural operations remotely with this app. It offers seamless integration with irrigation, climate, and nutrient delivery systems for intuitive control of single or multiple facilities.
- Remote irrigation control
- Climate management
- Nutrient delivery system integration
- Multi-facility operation
- Intuitive user interface
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Take control of your grow from anywhere with the Growlink Mobile App. Seamlessly integrated with Growlink’s irrigation, climate, and nutrient delivery systems, the app offers a fast and intuitive experience—whether you're managing a single room or remotely operating multiple facilities.
SKALA Mobile by METER
This app allows food manufacturers to manually enter quality, safety, and profit data from their iOS devices. It supports manual readings, pass/fail records, and Bluetooth device connections for automatic data collection.
- Manual data entry
- Batch creation and review
- Pass/fail and yes/no records
- Bluetooth device connectivity
- Real-time data delivery
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SKALA automatically delivers real time data from existing instruments and devices to help food manufacturers manage quality, safety and profit. SKALA iOS brings SKALA to your iOS device so you can manually enter data on the go. Create or review batches, enter readings manually, and create pass/fail, yes/no records directly from the app. Connect to bluetooth devices such as temperature probes to collect data automatically.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SKALA Mobile by METER at none against Growlink's shown. SKALA Mobile by METER also leads on rating (2.5 vs 2.1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Growlink's advantage is review sentiment (62% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SKALA Mobile by METER holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Growlink's written reviews are positive against 50% of SKALA Mobile by METER's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Growlink ships an update monthly, SKALA Mobile by METER every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Growlink | SKALA Mobile by METER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (7 ratings) | 2.5 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hydropods, Inc. | Addium Inc |
Customer experience
Growlink
SKALA Mobile by METER
In-app purchases
Growlink
No in-app purchases
SKALA Mobile by METER
No in-app purchases
